Victory in Battle

Aug 2 Battle of the Nile: British Royal Navy under Admiral Horatio Nelson further decimates the French fleet

Aug 3 Battle of the Nile: British Admiral Horatio Nelson forces the remnants of the French fleet to surrender, concluding a decisive victory for the British who capture or destroy 11 French ships of the line and 2 frigates

Aug 22 French troops land in Kilcummin harbour, County Mayo, Ireland to aid Wolfe Tone's United Irishmen's Irish Rebellion.

Aug 27 Battle of Castlebar, Ireland: French army and Irish rebels rout a larger the British force